What is the Least Common Multiple of 36004 and 36014?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 36004 and 36014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36004 and 36014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36004,36014) = 2
LCM(36004,36014) = ( 36004 × 36014) / 2
LCM(36004,36014) = 1296648056 / 2
LCM(36004,36014) = 648324028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36004 and 36014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36004 and 36014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36004 and 36014.

Prime Factorization of 36004

Prime Factorization of 36014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36004 and 36014.

LCM(36004,36014) = 2² × 9001¹ × 11¹ × 1637¹
LCM(36004,36014) = 648324028